To promote the welfare of northern idaho, the state of idaho and the region as a whole; to improve the economic stability of said areas; to seek, accept and assist in the placement of new industries and to assist in the well-being and expansion of present industries of the region; to cooperate with ALL levels of government, local, state and federal, and with ALL interested private individuals and legal entities in the furthering of ALL such purposes; to accept and use ANY federal or state aid funds available, and ANY private funds which may be made available to the corporation for its uses and purposes; to make ALL necessary studies and surveys, to borrow money, to buy, sell, hold, acquire, own, mortgage, hypothecate, transfer, lease, exchange, trade or otherwise to acquire or dispose of real and personal property; to exericse those powers commonly exercised by natural persons and to do ALL ACTS or things useful or incidental to the purposes for which this corporation is constituted.